Hello ,
This morning, I received an email that is touching my heart.
I can't even thinking to close the email before I forward it to
someone because of its good message.
FYI, I am a son and a father myself.
One young academically excellent person went to apply for a
managerial position in a big company.
He passed the first interview, the director did the last
interview, made the last decision.
The director discovered from the CV that the youth's
academic achievements were excellent all the way, from the secondary school until the
postgraduate research, never had a year when he did not score.
The director asked, "Did you obtain any scholarships in
school?" the youth answered "none".
The director asked, " Was it your father who paid for your
school fees?" The youth answered, "My father passed away when I was one year
old, it was my mother who paid for my school fees.
The director asked, " Where did your mother work?" The
youth answered, "My mother worked as clothes cleaner. The director requested
the youth to show his hands. The youth showed a pair of hands that were smooth
and perfect.
The director asked, " Have you ever helped your mother wash
the clothes before?"
The youth answered, "Never, my mother always wanted me to study and read
more books. Furthermore, my mother can wash clothes faster than me.
The director said, "I have a request. When you go back
today, go and clean your mother's hands, and then see me tomorrow morning.*
The youth felt that his chance of landing the job was high.
When he went back, he happily requested his mother to let him clean her hands.
His mother felt strange, happy but with mixed feelings, she showed her
hands to the kid.
The youth cleaned his mother's hands slowly. His tear fell as he did that. It
was the first time he noticed that his mother's hands were
so wrinkled, and there were so many bruises in her hands. Some bruises were
so painful that his mother shivered when they were cleaned with water.
This was the first time the youth realized that it was this
pair of hands that washed the clothes everyday to enable him to pay the school
fee. The bruises in the mother's hands were the price that the mother had to
pay for his graduation, academic excellence and his future.
After finishing the cleaning of his mother hands, the youth
quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother.
That night, mother and son talked for a very long time.
Next morning, the youth went to the director's office.
The Director noticed the tears in the youth's eyes, asked:
" Can you tell me what have you done and learned yesterday in your house?"
The youth answered, " I cleaned my mother's hand, and also
finished cleaning all the remaining clothes'
The Director asked, " please tell me your feelings."
The youth said, Number 1, I know now what is appreciation.
Without my mother, there would not the successful me today.
managerial position in a big company.
He passed the first interview, the director did the last
interview, made the last decision.
The director discovered from the CV that the youth's
academic achievements were excellent all the way, from the secondary school until the
postgraduate research, never had a year when he did not score.
The director asked, "Did you obtain any scholarships in
school?" the youth answered "none".
The director asked, " Was it your father who paid for your
school fees?" The youth answered, "My father passed away when I was one year
old, it was my mother who paid for my school fees.
The director asked, " Where did your mother work?" The
youth answered, "My mother worked as clothes cleaner. The director requested
the youth to show his hands. The youth showed a pair of hands that were smooth
and perfect.
The director asked, " Have you ever helped your mother wash
the clothes before?"
The youth answered, "Never, my mother always wanted me to study and read
more books. Furthermore, my mother can wash clothes faster than me.
The director said, "I have a request. When you go back
today, go and clean your mother's hands, and then see me tomorrow morning.*
The youth felt that his chance of landing the job was high.
When he went back, he happily requested his mother to let him clean her hands.
His mother felt strange, happy but with mixed feelings, she showed her
hands to the kid.
The youth cleaned his mother's hands slowly. His tear fell as he did that. It
was the first time he noticed that his mother's hands were
so wrinkled, and there were so many bruises in her hands. Some bruises were
so painful that his mother shivered when they were cleaned with water.
This was the first time the youth realized that it was this
pair of hands that washed the clothes everyday to enable him to pay the school
fee. The bruises in the mother's hands were the price that the mother had to
pay for his graduation, academic excellence and his future.
After finishing the cleaning of his mother hands, the youth
quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother.
That night, mother and son talked for a very long time.
Next morning, the youth went to the director's office.
The Director noticed the tears in the youth's eyes, asked:
" Can you tell me what have you done and learned yesterday in your house?"
The youth answered, " I cleaned my mother's hand, and also
finished cleaning all the remaining clothes'
The Director asked, " please tell me your feelings."
The youth said, Number 1, I know now what is appreciation.
Without my mother, there would not the successful me today.
Number 2, by working together and
helping my mother, only I now realize how difficult and
tough it is to get something done. Number 3, I have come to appreciate the
importance and value of family relationship.
The director said, " This is what I am looking for to be my manager.
I want to recruit a person who can appreciate the help of
others, a person who knows the sufferings of others to get things done, and a
person who would not put money as his only goal in life. You are hired.
Later on, this young person worked very hard, and received
the respect of his subordinates. Every employee worked diligently and as a
team. The company's performance improved tremendously.
A child, who has been protected and habitually given
whatever he wanted, would develop "entitlement mentality" and would always put
himself first. He would be ignorant of his parent's efforts.
helping my mother, only I now realize how difficult and
tough it is to get something done. Number 3, I have come to appreciate the
importance and value of family relationship.
The director said, " This is what I am looking for to be my manager.
I want to recruit a person who can appreciate the help of
others, a person who knows the sufferings of others to get things done, and a
person who would not put money as his only goal in life. You are hired.
Later on, this young person worked very hard, and received
the respect of his subordinates. Every employee worked diligently and as a
team. The company's performance improved tremendously.
A child, who has been protected and habitually given
whatever he wanted, would develop "entitlement mentality" and would always put
himself first. He would be ignorant of his parent's efforts.
When he starts work, he assumes that every person must listen to him,
and when he becomes a manager, he would never know the sufferings
of his employees and would always blame others.
For this kind of people, who may be good academically, may be successful for
a while, but eventually would not feel sense of achievement. He will
grumble and be full of hatred and fight for more. If we are this kind of
protective parents, are we really showing love or are we destroying the kid instead?*
You can let your kid live in a big house, eat a good meal,
learn piano, watch a big screen TV.
a while, but eventually would not feel sense of achievement. He will
grumble and be full of hatred and fight for more. If we are this kind of
protective parents, are we really showing love or are we destroying the kid instead?*
You can let your kid live in a big house, eat a good meal,
learn piano, watch a big screen TV.
But when you are cutting grass, please let them experience it.
After a meal, let them wash their plates and bowls together
with their brothers and sisters. It is not because you do not have money to
hire a maid, but it is because you want to love them in a right way.
with their brothers and sisters. It is not because you do not have money to
hire a maid, but it is because you want to love them in a right way.
You want them to understand, no
matter how rich their parents are, one day their hair will
grow gray, same as the mother of that young person.
matter how rich their parents are, one day their hair will
grow gray, same as the mother of that young person.
The most important thing is your kid learns how
to appreciate the effort and experience the difficulty and
learns the ability to work with others to get things done.
You would have forwarded many mails to many and many of
them would have back
mailed you too...but try and forward this story to as many
as possible...this
may change somebody's fate...
to appreciate the effort and experience the difficulty and
learns the ability to work with others to get things done.
You would have forwarded many mails to many and many of
them would have back
mailed you too...but try and forward this story to as many
as possible...this
may change somebody's fate...
Regards;
Raja Kamil
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